GCSE History
The course will consist of the following:
Two in-depth studies
Unit 1:
The USA: A nation of contrasts, 1910 - 1929 - the age of gangsters, the Ku Klux Klan and racism, Wall Street Crash, Jazz, Movies and the Ford T (25% - 1 hour exam)
Unit 2:
Germany in Transition, 1929 - 1947 - The rise of the Nazis, life in Germany and World War 2 and its impact on Germany (25% - 1 hour exam)
One outline study
Unit 3:
The development of the USA 1929 - 2000 - Changing life in the USA, the race issue, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Popular culture and the Cold War including Vietnam (25% - 1 hour exam)
One internally controlled assessment
An investigation into an issue of historical debate or controversy (25%) This will be focused on Welsh and British history.
The course is deigned to allow students to develop their use of sources of all kinds e.g. written, pictorial, audio-visual and lessons are designed to help develop students preferred learning styles. Many of the skills developed in understanding and interpreting information are relevant to later careers, especially in management and the professions (law, journalism, banking, education).
